The latest release of the Simatic PCS 7 Process Automation System eliminates the boundaries that traditionally exist between different software tools used to configure process automation systems.
Simatic PCS 7 Version 6 provides a common, single interface for configuration of human-machine interface (HMI), control, historian, batch and fieldbus aspects of a process control device. This approach boosts productivity, reduces training needs, improves change management and reduces configuration time. Among other enhancements, Simatic PCS 7 Version 6 also adds flexibility by allowing online system modifications for its I/O, controller, HMI, batch and historian components.
George Reed, with the help of Factory Technologies, was looking to further automate the processes at its quarries and make Ignition an organization-wide standard.
Goodnight Midstream chose Ignition because it could fulfill several requirements: data mining and business intelligence work on the system backend; powerful Linux-based edge deployments...
In the automation world, the Purdue Model (also known as the Purdue reference model, Purdue network model, ISA 95, or the Automation Pyramid) is a well-known architectural framework...
Digital Transformation has become one of the most popular buzzwords in the automation industry, often used to describe any digital improvements to industrial technology. But what...